Deceptively at times down home, dirty jeans metlacoar, swooping in with lady voiced licorice harmonies –Broken Frames is as incongruous in the ears as it seems on your monitor. The two (admittedly tried and true … 
Firstly, there is a format perk that supersedes the resolution of the projection or another self-deprecating trip to the movies with fashionable 3D eye-wear in Pixar’s latest annual; but it is only awarded to those … 
When United Nations dropped their self-titled effort a couple of years back, it literally happened right out of the blue. Here was this bombshell, this vitriolic slab of emo-violence that turned out to be much … 
Once upon a time, I found myself arguing with a friend about music. My points were based largely around the artform; music is art, and you cheapen it if you listen to solely for entertainment. … 
If you missed it, Journal‘s Unlorja received one of the highest ratings Hearwax has ever given out. If the review piqued your interest, consider yourself lucky – now you can stream two tech-metal masterpieces right … 
Canadian pop punks Junior Battles deserve to be heard, and now you can check out their new 7′ on Hearwax! You can check out the tracks down below (sorry for the lack of continuous play, we are working on it!)
Make sure to check out the band on Myspace, and go see them on tour! 
The first time I saw Japandroids was during the summer of 2009. A hot sweaty night found me impatiently waiting for the Vancouver duo at the El Mocambo, a Toronto staple for independent music. Hot … 
“What does this have to do with skateboarding?” This is the line which stuck out the most to me after leaving the theater from the beyond bizarre experience which is Machotaildrop (2009). The film follows an aspiring …
Where do I begin? Unlorja, so much like the anchoring fable that is its concept, embodies magic – To quickly usher its formal shell out of the way, the recognizable melting pot of technical death … 
It is odd for me to think that a blog that started as reviewing music with a couple friends, has actually become something with a little web presence, and actual readers. And yet, here I … 
While Flashforward has not been taken off the air, it has died in my mind.
That gripping piece of poetry was written by me, one minute ago. I have a way with words. Just like … 
Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley’s Dames is a film that reverses the core values of theorist Richard Dyer’s “representational” and “non-representational” elements in the traditional backstage musical (20). Familiar archetypes in this style of musical, … 
Boris Smile – Rockets EP
Artists use lyrics in all sorts of ways; emotional release, fantastical journeys, blatant anger. Boris Smile tell stories. Cute, poppy little stories. Perfect, considering their folky, multi-instrumental indie sound.
Although Rockets opens … 
I am intrigued as to what a great year for music 2010 is turning out to be. I didn’t think 2009 would be topped for years, but it looks like an early contender is steadily … 
Defeater are one of the most original and honest hardcore bands working today. Both their Travels LP and Lost Ground EP have been met with love and adoration in the hardcore community, while their live … 
From time to time, one will attend a show simply for the sake of seeing the headlining act, and thus go in with no prior experience of what the opening acts sound like. In a … 
If you haven’t listened to Hacksaw to the Throat before, you might expect them to be a down tuned Myspace Deathcore band, who vehemently refer to themselves as Grindcore. Fortunately, you’d be very far from …